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Saudi king confers with French FM on bilateral relations, regional developments
Date: 2017-11-16 11:46:55 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:44 - ID:7093634
RIYADH, Nov 16 (MENA) - Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud received on Thursday French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian. At the outset of the meeting, the French minister conveyed the greetings of French President Emmanuel Macron to the ....
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Israel issued 24 administration detention orders against Palestinians in Nov.
Date: 2017-11-16 11:34:47 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:43 - ID:7093593
RAMALLAH, Nov 16 (MENA) - The Palestinian Prisoners Club (PPC) said on Thursday that the Israeli military authorities issued 24 administrative detention orders against Palestinians since the beginning of November that included one woman. PPS ....
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Palestine deplores Netanyahu remarks on settlement activities in Hebron
Date: 2017-11-16 11:30:19 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:42 - ID:7093508
RAMALLAH, Nov 16 (MENA) - The Palestinian Foreign Ministry strongly condemned on Thursday remarks by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in support of settlement activities in Hebron city. In a statement, the ministry said Israel's ....
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IFC, Jordan to cooperate to renovate King Hussein bridge
Date: 2017-11-16 11:26:57 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:41 - ID:7093435
AMMAN, Nov 16 (MENA) - The International Finance Corporation (IFC) signed an agreement with the Jordanian government to expand King Hussein border bridge to facilitate trade between Jordan and the West Bank. Under the deal, the IFC will conduct a ....
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Zambian president: happy to visit Giza Plateau
Date: 2017-11-16 11:21:16 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:40 - ID:7093400
GIZA, Nov 16 (MENA) - Zambian President Edgar Lungu, who is currently visiting Egypt, lauded the ancient Egyptian civilization and the splendor of the Great Pyramid. During his visit to the Giza Plateau on Thursday, the Zambian president ....
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Cypriot amb. stresses importance of Egypt-Greece-Cyprus summit in Nicosia on Nov 21
Date: 2017-11-16 11:17:19 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:39 - ID:7093230
CAIRO, Nov 16 (MENA) - Cypriot Ambassador in Cairo Kharis Moritzis stressed the importance of the fifth trilateral summit with Egypt and Greece, set for Nicosia on Tuesday. The summit will group President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, Cypriot President ....
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Indonesia anti-corruption agency seeks arrest of parliament speaker
Date: 2017-11-16 11:11:32 GMT - Indonesia - World - SN:38 - ID:7093501
JAKARTA, Nov 16 (MENA) - Indonesia's anti-corruption agency (KPK) is on the hunt for the country's Speaker of Parliament Setya Novanto after an attempt late on Wednesday to detain him at his home failed, according to Fox News. KPK spent about ....
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AL to organize int'l workshop Sun. on facing extremism, boosting dialogue
Date: 2017-11-16 11:09:43 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:37 - ID:7093396
CAIRO, Nov 16 (MENA) - The Arab League will organize an international workshop on Sunday under the rubric "together for facing extremism and promoting dialogue" in the presence of Arab League's Assistant Secretary General for Social Affairs ....
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French FM: Hariri accepted Macron's invitation to visit France
Date: 2017-11-16 11:05:44 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:7093183
RIYADH, Nov 16 (MENA) - French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said that Lebanon's resigned prime minister Saad al Hariri accepted French President Emmanuel Macron's invitation to visit France, Europe-1 radio reported Thursday. Le Drian, ....
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Moscow has contacts with Lebanon's Hariri through its embassy in Riyadh
Date: 2017-11-16 11:04:18 GMT - Russia - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:35 - ID:7093245
MOSCOW, Nov 16 (MENA) - Moscow announced that it has contacts with Lebanese Prime Minister Saad El Hariri through its Embassy in Riyadh in Saudi Arabia, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Thursday. In press statements carried by Russia Today, ....